Head of a Man with a Round Wig

Unknown

ca. 1625–1500 B.C. · Limestone, paint · Egyptian Art

This fragment depicts a man wearing a short hairstyle, rather similar to the bowl-like style seen on a few three-dimensional male representations from the 17th Dynasty to the very early 18th Dynasty. The statuette was originally supported by a round-ended back pillar. There are traces of paint across the surface, black on the hair and red on the face – two colors that are traditionally associated with hair and male complexion in ancient Egypt.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1625–1500 B.C.

Medium

Limestone, paint

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020